Czech Republic was originally a part of Czechoslovakia, and Slovakia was as well. The countries split on January 1st, 1993. Czechoslovakia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until it fell after WWI in 1918. From then on, the new state had a president by the name of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. He was president from November 14th, 1918 to December 14th, 1935, with one of his closest allies, Edvard Beneš, at his side. The two countries, Czech and Slovak became one country so Masaryk could develop a mass national movement.In 1948, the country Czecho-Slovakia became a communist country under the Eastern Bloc.
Czech Republic has a president, prime minister, and a backup prime minister.They have a parliamentary republic government system. Their government is split into two different houses. The upper house is the Senate and the lower house is Chamber of Deputies. The Senate has 81 members and the Chamber of Deputies has 200 members. The head of the government is the prime minister, who is Bohuslav Sobotka. He was appointed prime minister on January 29th, 2014. The president of Czech Republic is Miroš Zeman, and the backup prime minister is unknown. Before, January 29th, Sobotka was the backup prime minister and Jiři Rusnok was the prime minister.
In the year 2012, the gross domestic product for the country of Czech Republic was 195.7 billion USD. Czech Republic had a higher GDP than Hungary, or Slovakia. Germany had the highest for that area with a GDP of 3.4 trillion USD in 2012. After being a communist country, they are the most stable country. In 2002, Central Europe suffered severe flooding which made Czech Republic’s economy bad, and the tourist count went down tremendously.
Czech Republic's population is 10,436,560, according to the 2011 Census. Over 50% of the population is Czechs. Then there is a mix of Moravians, Slovaks, Germans, Poles, and Silesians made up for the rest of the population. In North Bohemia, Central Bohemia, and Moravia the population density is 129 per square mile, which they are the most densely populated areas in Czech Republic. Prague is the capital, and biggest city in Czech Republic. Next, would be the town of Brno. Interesting fact, my mom, Palva Vankova(original name), was born in Brno. Ostrava is the 3rd largest city in Czech Republic.
In Prague, you could go see St. Vitus Cathedral, the Prague Zoo, and you can go to downtown Prague and find so many different things to do, eat and enjoy. In Brno, you can see all of the cathedrals and eat at different restaurants.
Czech Republic was a part of the United Nations before and after the split. The United States have diplomatic relations with Czech Republic after the split in 1993. United States and Czech Republic reflect how they face the world’s challenges and they are in excellent terms right now.
I learned that Czech Republic and Slovakia have been separated for only 21 years. I also learned that Czech Republic has a lot of churches and other religious buildings. Also, that many of the German people came to Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust years.
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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_republic#Tourism
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Czech_Republic.aspx
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g274707-Activities-Prague_Bohemia.html
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Well done Gillian!